One mile from the Source

One mile from the Source

One mile from the Source

RIVER THAMES

Misty Dawn One Mile from the Source.

For the past week and a half, I had been waiting patiently for the light to change, as forecasts had been showing grey skies over Kemble for days. But Saturday was looking promising, cold with a clear sky.

So Saturday morning I got up at silly o clock and drove to Kemble, parking on the bridge that crosses the Thames on the A429 and walked up river for a few hundred meters, as daylight started to appear and the mist began to rise over the water. This is currently where the Thames starts, where water begins rising from beneath the ground and is one mile from the official Source, which is dry at the moment. Wearing my wellies and my not very waterproof trousers I carefully picked my way along the river, being careful not to trample the small green plants that are growing on the river bed, to get pictures from the river itself and not just from the bank.

Dawn at Lyd Well. Water is currently emerging from underground f

Dawn at Lyd Well. Water is currently emerging from underground forming the start of the River Thames

Dawn at Lyd Well. Water is currently emerging from underground f

Dawn at Lyd Well. Water is currently emerging from underground f

Dawn at Lyd Well. Water is currently emerging from underground forming the start of the River Thames

Dawn at Lyd Well. Water is currently emerging from underground f

The course of the River Thames, 1.5 miles from the official Source of the river.

About Me

Annette Price

It was 2017 when I began photographing the Thames from source to sea from a kayak. Having been paddling on the central London River Thames for over twenty years I felt it was time to explore the rest of this intriguing river. The kayak often gives me a very different perspective of the river to that seen from the banks. I can get into nooks and crannies not otherwise accessible to photograph from underneath pontoons, between houseboats, and get close to river furniture and wildlife.

For work, I am a professional photographer who photographs wild places and urban spaces to create large format prints for homes and businesses and photography for editorial and corporate clients.